*anatomism*

n. [ Cf. F. anatomisme. ] 1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. [ 1913 Webster ]

The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [ i. e., the French ] great figure painters. The London Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life. [ 1913 Webster ]